The Order Between Washing the Face and Rinsing the Mouth and Sniffing Water into the Nose
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Question:
He asks: Does one wash the face before rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose, or does one rinse the mouth and sniff water into the nose before washing the face?
Answer:
The Sunnah (recommended practice) is to begin with rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose; that is the Sunnah. If one reverses the order and washes the face first, then rinses the mouth and sniffs water into the nose, there is nothing wrong with it. However, the Sunnah is to begin with rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose. But if one washes his face and then rinses his mouth and sniffs water into the nose, that suffices, because the intended purpose has been achieved.
He asks: Does one wash the face before rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose, or does one rinse the mouth and sniff water into the nose before washing the face?
Answer:
The Sunnah (recommended practice) is to begin with rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose; that is the Sunnah. If one reverses the order and washes the face first, then rinses the mouth and sniffs water into the nose, there is nothing wrong with it. However, the Sunnah is to begin with rinsing the mouth and sniffing water into the nose. But if one washes his face and then rinses his mouth and sniffs water into the nose, that suffices, because the intended purpose has been achieved.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب الوضوء — islamhouse.com (51:38)
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